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Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Advanced Techniques / April 2007Form File field --help
I have an upload page and action...when I submitted to the action page it uploads a file to server then read the excel file then check the db if column data already exists in db it display a msg so when one clicks "append the data to the exsting db", I forward the users to the same action page then I am losing the value of <input type="file" name="brw" > from the orginal page.... is there a way to keep that value through the process without refreshing the page ? Hi, You can't set a value for the <input type="file"> control.. since the "value" attribute is of "read-only" type.. Meanwhile you can show the file name in a div and can place that just below the file control.. I dont understand you..Please be more clear for the 2nd sentence... Hi Emmim44, I was trying to say since it is not possible to put the name of file on the <input type="file" control.. Put up a <div> tag just below or near to the file control and show the file value there... Got clarified? :) When you show the name on main page, what is the benefit to what I am trying to succeed?? If you have already uploaded the file, why require them to upload it again by redirecting to the page asking for the file name? Since you already have the file name and file on the server, place it in some temporary directory/folder, then ask the user the 'append the data to the existing db or create a new one'. Based on their response take the appropriate action on the file you have already uploaded and have sitting in a temporary location. This way you are uploading the file only once, and you get around the fact that you can't place a value in the input file type. > ..when I submitted to the action page it > uploads a file to server then read the excel file then check the db if column > data already exists in db it display a msg so when one clicks "append the > data to the exsting db", I forward the users to the same action page t |
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